Although I am not a blogger, this is actually not the first time I have done a blog, and is also not the first time I have done this as a school assignment. Last semester in my music class, we also kept blogs, where my teacher would post blogging assignments, and certain pieces of music which we had to analyze and comment on. The blogs turned out great, and was a great experience for me. I am actually excited to do this blog, as this is the first time I have done anything like this in English class, and I am interested in how it will turn out for me.
A little about myself:
I am a student attending high school. I enjoy doing many things, and have many interests. Out of all of my many interests, music is probably at the very top. I enjoy listening to many kinds of music, and play a couple of instruments, my main instrument being the guitar. Besides music and playing guitar, I also genuinely enjoy reading books. Unfortunately, due to things such as school, I find that I don't have as much time to read the books that I want to anymore. That is why I am very excited for this assignment, as it will allow me to finally read one of the many books I have been planning to read for a long time.
The book that I have chosen for this assignment is a book titled "Darkwing", by one of my most favourite authors, Kenneth Oppel. Kenneth Oppel is a Canadian author living in Toronto who has written quite a few books, many of which have captured my imagination. He most notably has written the Silverwing Trilogy, which follows the story of a colony of silverwing bats, set in a fictional anthropomorphic world, and their struggles throughout the series. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the trilogy, and wished for more.
Fortunately, my wish came true when I discovered Kenneth Oppel had written another book, Darkwing, which was also a part of the Silverwing Saga. This time, though, the book was a prequel to the Silverwing trilogy, and follows the story of the earliest bats, just as they began evolving into the bats that we know today. I was very excited when I found this, but unfortunately had not been able to read the book, until now.
Dusk can't help it. From the moment his father pushed him off the tree, he has yearned to flap. But in a colony where being different means being shunned - or worse - Dusk knows he must glide like the rest of them and keep his secret to himself.
Carnassial also has a hidden desire. And when he finally gives into his instincts, a vicious predator is born. He knows the world is changing, and he's determined that his kind will take over as rulers of the beasts.
The battle for survival - and the future - has begun..."
From reading the synopsis, I noticed a common theme which is found throughout the Silverwing Saga, and throughout most of Kenneth Oppel's novels, in fact. That is the theme of being the one that is different, or the outcast, and having to prove yourself to the others. I will hopefully further expand on this in later blog posts.
Hopefully you enjoyed reading my introduction to my blog, and are interested yourself. I will continue to post more blog posts as I read more of the book. There are 24 chapters in this book, and this assignment is due in 8 weeks (on the 20th of May). I plan on reading 3-4 chapters a week, and will post a blog post every 1-2 chapters, twice a week.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog post.
-Paul
